A sweet side dish that is really simple to make that pairs well with fish, shrimp, or light chicken entrees.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup chopped dried pineapple
- ¼ cup chopped dried mango
- ¼ cup sweetened coconut flakes
- ¼ cup dry-roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon hot mango chutney
- 2 tablespoons regular mango chutney
Instructions
- Mix the quinoa and water in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until all the water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the dried pineapple, dried mango, coconut flakes, macadamia nuts, hot and regular mango chutney until thoroughly combined. Serve hot.
Reviews
first time making quinoa but came out good… didn’t have spicy chutney so I mix shiracha sauce with the sweet chutney and came out good…will be making this again
I thought this was delicious, although a bit sweet. We couldn’t find different heats for the chutney, so we just used all medium heat. Will definitely make again!
Only had the hot mango chutney and skipped the coconut because I don’t like coconut flavors. These two ingredients may make the entire dish because I was underwhelmed. May try again with the mango salsa. It is sweet, as other reviewers say. More like a side dish or good with grilled chicken.
Great recipe! We followed the advice of one reviewer and used fresh fruit chopped into smaller pieces. We also cooked the quinoa, let it cool, then added remaining the ingredients (pre-chilled the fruit) and served it as a cold side dish. Very refreshing with just the right amount of kick from the hot mango chutney. Party guests ate it all…sorry we didn’t have any leftovers for ourselves. Serving cold adds time to the recipe, but you could make the quinoa ahead of time and then put the entire dish together when ready to serve.
Used fresh fruit instead of dried (cut down on sweetness and rubbery factors) and couldn’t find chutney so used mango salsa instead. Yumm!
Ridiculously delicious. I had to substitute mango salsa for the chutney, but it was fantastic. Best recipe I’ve tried on here yet.
Good with grilled chicken, but not as good alone. A little too sweet on its own.
Fantastic! great way to get kids to eat quinoa. My husband said it tasted like an almond joy!
Go easy on the macadamia nuts, or chop them finer because too many makes this dish way too crunchy. The dried fruit is nice, but this recipe is better if you just use fresh fruit. The dried fruit makes it kind of gummy and difficult to chew. Otherwise it still tastes good.
This was good. It was very sweet – so I would like it more for a snack than with dinner. I made my own chutney so only added “regular” chuntey and no “hot” chutney (my mom doesn’t do spicy). I would like a little more quinoa for the amount of “mix-ins”. Definitely a nice recipe though!!!